Catalog - Virginia Intermont College

Programs of Study 257
432-ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION AND EVALUATION OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL
EDUCATION AND SPORT. Problems and procedures of health, physical education,
and sport programs with emphasis on budget, care of equipment and facilities,
evaluation and assessment, and records and reports.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered fall semester, alternate
years.
Physical Science Courses
105-PHYSICAL SCIENCE I. A study of the fundamental principles and applications
of geology, astronomy, climatology, and oceanography.
Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week. Credit, four semester
hours. Offered fall semester.
106-PHYSICAL SCIENCE II. Prerequisites: Math 131 or higher. A study of the
fundamental principles and applications of chemistry and physics.
Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week. Credit, four semester
hours. Offered spring semester.
300-PHYSICAL SCIENCE. This course includes subject matter from all of the nonliving
sciences. Physics topics discussed are motion, energy, waves, electricity
and electromagnetism. Chemistry subject matter includes inorganic, organic,
water and nuclear chemistry. Astronomy issues consist of stellar evolution, the
history of the universe, the solar system and the Earth/Moon system. Earth
Science themes cover rocks & minerals, plate tectonic theory, building & shaping
the Earth’s surface, the geologic time record and the essentials of climatology &
hydrology. The fundamentals of using the scientific method and science math
are covered in the laboratory. This includes data collection & display, significant
figures, conversion factors and scientific notation.
Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week. Credit four semester hours.
Offered as needed.
Physics Courses
201-GENERAL PHYSICS I. Prerequisite: Mathematics 152 or permission of
instructor. Includes a study of mechanics of solids and liquids, sound, heat and
elementary electricity.
Three lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week. Credit, four semester hours.
Offered fall semester as needed.
Virginia Intermont College 2012–2013 College Catalog